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Oregon River Guides Face Tougher Standards, New Insurance Requirements

Here are your requirements to be a river guide in inland Oregon – a cardiopulmonary resuscitation certificate, liability insurance, the $150 annual fee and be a reasonably good citizen. What you don’t need? A boat, knowledge of the river or …

Insurance Groups Welcome Delay in Liability Insurance Law Restatement

Insurance groups breathed a sigh of relief this week after legal scholars delayed a vote on a controversial restatement of liability insurance law. As reported by Insurance Journal, the American Legal Institute (ALI) on Tuesday formally decided to postpone a …

Insurers Say Da Vinci Surgical Robot Maker Hid Liability Claims

It’s health insurers’ cardinal rule: disclose pre-existing conditions. Now comes a case in which that familiar decree involves not a patient, but rather a $1.5 million surgical robot known as the da Vinci system. Two insurance companies say da Vinci’s …

Michigan Evaluates Pedestrian Bridge Replacement

The state says it’s evaluating whether to replace a pedestrian bridge over a Detroit freeway that was pulled down last week by a trash truck. The Detroit Free Press reports the Michigan Department of Transportation is working to estimate damage …

Tech-Friendly Cities Struggling With New Web-Based Business Rules

A renowned technology hub that is home to some of the country’s top universities, Boston is emerging as an unlikely battleground for web-based businesses like Airbnb and Uber, with some saying more regulations are needed to prevent the upstarts from …

Indiana Woman Pushes Rules to Reduce Dog Attacks

A Lafayette, Ind., woman who narrowly escaped a pit bull attack last summer says she’s frustrated by a lack of action by city officials to reduce the threat of dog attacks. Sarah Rawlings has suggested changes to the rules for …

Michigan Village Police Department Secures Liability Insurance

Police in a small Saginaw County village have resumed patrols after securing liability insurance. Oakley Police Chief Robert Reznick obtained insurance and reinstated patrols over the weekend. The Oakley Board of Trustees voted 5-1 Tuesday to disband the force of …

Police Department Shut Down in Small Michigan Village

Officials in a small Saginaw County village have shut down their police department until it gets liability insurance. The Saginaw News reports the Oakley Board of Trustees voted 5-1 on Tuesday to disband the force of about a dozen certified …

Louisiana Parish Approves Stricter Dangerous Dog Ordinance

The Lafourche Parish Council in has approved a measure to tighten ownership restrictions for dangerous and vicious dogs. As with a similar law passed by the Terrebonne Parish Council this summer, The Courier reports the ordinance is not breed specific. …

South Carolina County Student Athletes May Have to Pay to Play

It appears Beaufort County School District athletes may have to pay to play in the school year that begins in August 2015. The Beaufort Gazette reports that the South Carolina county school district is considering passing the cost of athletic …